Which to use
“forage” and “fourrage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,625
- “forage” frequency rank
- #30,164
- “fourrage” frequency rank
- 46789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forage | fourrage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de forer ou résultat de cette action. | Paille, foin et toute autre espèce d’herbe qu’on donne pour nourriture aux bestiaux, aux chevaux, etc., lorsqu’on ne les fait pas paître. |
Where the eye mixes forage and fourrage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between forage and fourrage
A purely visual mix-up. forage (\fɔ.ʁaʒ\) and fourrage (\fu.ʁaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forage is recorded at frequency rank #16,625, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ʁaʒ\. fourrage is at rank #30,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fu.ʁaʒ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46789, this pair ranks #192,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forage vs fourrage
Shared letters: aefgor. Private to "forage": -. Private to "fourrage": u.
"forage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fourrage" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forage" for "fourrage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "forage" vs "fourrage" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "forage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fourrage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forage" and "fourrage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forage vs formaté". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #192,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.